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- Klax5 v1.00
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-
- Contents
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Installation
- 3. Usage
- 4. Deletion
- 5. History
- 6. Details
-
-
- 1. INTRODUCTION
-
- Thanyou for trying Klax5, the latest arcade-puzzle game available for the
- EPOC-32 based system (Psion Series 5 + GeoFox 1).
-
- Klax5 is (surprisingly) a version of the classic game "Klax" which people have
- been getting addicted to over the last decade or so.
-
-
- 2. INSTALLATION
-
- A folder called "Klax5" should be created within the "\System\Apps" folder on
- the Series 5. It should be possible to install to a compact flash disk (Drive
- "D") instead, but this hasn't been tested.
-
- All of the files from this archive should then be copied to this folder, with
- the sound effects remaining in the "SFX" directory.
-
- The Control file "Klax5.ctl" is also included for use on the PC if you are using PSISETUP
- (PSISETUP is a PC-based auto-installation program, available from http://www.rmrsoft.com/)
-
-
- 3. USAGE
-
- Once installed, the icon for Klax5 should appear on the extras bar. Just
- click on this to run the program.
-
- Once the program has started, you can start a game by either:
- o pressing "Ctrl+N"
- o Selecting "New Game" from the "Game" menu
- o Clicking on the "New" button on the toolbar
-
- You will then be presented with the warp-screen menu. This appears once every
- 5 waves (levels), letting you choose how much further in the game you want to
- go.
-
- After selecting a wave, the game starts. A message appears at the beginning of
- each level in the top-right hand corner of the screen, giving you a hint at how
- to become better at Klax5.
-
- By default, the paddle that you control uses the following keys:
- Left Arrow - Move the paddle to the left
- Right Arrow - Move the paddle to the right
- Up Arrow - Flip the uppermost tile on the paddle back onto the slide
- Down Arrow - Slide all of the tiles down quicker
- Space Bar - Drop the uppermost tile on the paddle onto the grid below
-
- These keys can all be redefined on the Configuration screen, which can be
- accessed from the toolbar / menu system.
-
- PLAYING KLAX5: The idea of the game is simple. You must stop all of the tiles
- from the slide from falling off. To do this, you move your paddle underneath
- them to catch them. Your paddle can only hold 5 tiles though. To get rid of
- tiles completely you must drop them onto the grid below and get 3 or more in a
- row of the same pattern. This can either be vertically, horizontally, or
- diagonally.
-
- To the right of the screen are the level details: What type of level you are on
- and what you have left to do to finish the level.
- The level types are as follows:
- o Klax - any 3, 4 or 5 in a row - vertically, horizontally or diagonally
- o Diagonal - any 3, 4 or 5 in a row diagonally
- o Horizontal - any 3, 4 or 5 in a row horizontally
- o Points - You must get Klaxes up to a certain number of points (Diagonal
- and horizontal klaxes are worth more, as are 4 & 5 in a row
- klaxes)
- o Tile - You must survive a certain number of tiles falling from the top
- of the screen.
-
- The number you have left to get is displayed below the level type.
-
- Depending on what level you are on, you have wither 3, 4 or 5 lives. These are
- shown as the lights next to the paddle. As you lose a life, one of the lights
- goes out. When all of the lights go out you can either retry the level or
- start the game again.
-
- Once playing, the game can be paused from either the toolbar or menu system.
-
-
- 4. DELETION
-
- To delete Klax5, just delete the Klax5 folder from where it is installed to
- ("\System\Apps").
-
-
- 5. HISTORY
-
- v1.00 - First release: 11/04/98
- o No known bugs
- o First 30 levels + tips are the same as on the original Klax
-
-
- 6. DETAILS
-
- Klax5 is shareware. This means that if you like it, and play it beyond a trial
- period (a couple of weeks or so), that you should register it.
-
- To do this, either fill in the form included in the "Register.Frm" file
- included, or send a cheque for รบ10 sterling to the address at the end of this
- file. Please also include your name (as the registration code you are given
- depends on it), and your e-mail address to send the registration code to.
- If you do not have e-mail access, please include your home address.
-
-
- If you like this program, why not see if I've written anything new since at:
- http://www.york.ac.uk/~jsg102/
-
- Please send any comments / ideas to:
- jsg102@york.ac.uk
-
- or to:
- JS Greenwood,
- 113 Crosland Road,
- Oakes,
- Huddersfield,
- West Yorkshire
- HD3 3PW
- England
-
- 11/04/98
-